Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+1CCD. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of
0x0800to0xffff.
Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 16 bits within the final 24 bits and that it will have the format:1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx
Where thexare the payload bits.UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range Codepoint Range Bytes Bit pattern Payload length U+0000 - U+007F 1 0xxxxxxx 7 bits U+0080 - U+07FF 2 110xxxxx 10xxxxxx 11 bits U+0800 - U+FFFF 3 1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 16 bits U+10000 - U+10FFFF 4 11110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 21 bits Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:
Convert the hexadecimal code point U+1CCD to binary:
00011100 11001101. Those are the payload bits.Step 3: Fill in the bits to match the bit pattern:
Obtain the final bytes by arranging the paylod bits to match the bit layout:
11100001 10110011 10001101
CHARACTER 1CCD·U+1CCD
Character Information
Code Point
U+1CCD
HEX
1CCD
Unicode Plane
Supplementary Multilingual Plane
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 B3 8D | 11100001 10110011 10001101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 1C CD | 00011100 11001101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | CD 1C | 11001101 00011100 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 1C CD | 00000000 00000000 00011100 11001101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | CD 1C 00 00 | 11001101 00011100 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
᳍
URI Encoded
%E1%B3%8D
Description
U+1CCD is a character in the Unicode standard representing the "LATIN CAPITAL LETTER SHARP S" (CHARACTER 1CCD). This letter, also known as "espaciña" or "s con espada," is primarily used in digital text for the Euskara language, which is spoken by the Basque people in the Basque Country, a region spanning the border between Spain and France. In typography, U+1CCD stands out due to its unique appearance, featuring a downward-pointing vertical stroke called a "sword" or "sharp" (hence the name "sharp S") below the horizontal bar of the letter "S." Although it has not gained widespread usage outside the Basque region, U+1CCD plays an important role in preserving and promoting the cultural identity of the Basque people by providing a dedicated character for their specific orthography needs.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 7373 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.